Essay On Hypocrisy

Examples Of Hypocrisy In Huckleberry Finn
One time Laura was talking to her father about how good of a person her grandfather was. With a
stern, yet soft, look on his face he told her: "Your grandfather is not the same father I knew. Right
now he is the man who wants to get into heaven". In the novel Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain,
one of the main themes is religious hypocrisy and how it affects the characters and their journeys.
Ms. Watson is a great example of religious hypocrisy. She is the sister of Widow Douglas, who
adopts Huck after several problems with the court and his father. Ms. Watson is always talking to
Huck about the church and religion, but she never fully explains it to him. She is a wealthy, old
woman who is a good owner to many slaves, including Jim. Jim is a black man who always puts
his family first and risks everything in order to stay close to them. Ms. Watson made a promise to
Jim that she would never sell him so that he could stay with his family. Jim and Huck go in an
adventure and when they return to Huck's hometown, Tom tells them that:...show more content...
In the eyes of the church, Huck is doing the wrong thing by freeing Jim from the cruelty of slavery.
Ms. Watson tries to teach Huck that he should pray and follow the religious values of the church:
"Here she was a–bothering about Moses, which was no kin to her, and no use to anybody, being
gone, you see, yet finding a power of fault with me for doing a thing that had some good in it"
(Twain, ). Teaching an uneducated child about religion is hard, and teaching Huck is harder.
Here, we see how Huck struggles with the principle of learning from the past. He doesn't
understand the idea of studying history in order to improve himself. Ms. Watson gives a lot of
importance to Christianity. That is the reason why she frees Jim in her will. Before Ms. Watson
died, she may have realized one of two things: slavery went against her beliefs or breaking her
promise to Jim went against her
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Chaucer's Hypocrisy
Towards the beginning of the novel, Chaucer portrays the poor scholar, Nicholas, to demonstrate the
hypocrisy of the Church. While the Church provides hope for many during the dark times of the
Middle Ages, it also provided misinformation to its people. This complete totalitarianism, led people
to sway their opinions. Nicholas, the student of astrology and a "great creator of plans and schemes"
(Blamires 43–44), makes claims that an omen, far greater than Noah's ark will strike Oxford. "Now,
John, I will not deceive you," Nicholas claims, "there shall fall a rain so wild and mad that never
was Noah's flood half so great" (Chaucer 3512–3521). While Nicholas laid out his hoax, the
carpenter became alarmed. The carpenter's lack of remembrance and knowledge about the pivotal
point of Noah's ark.

How Greed and Corruption Shapes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Although people may think
of themselves as complex individuals with acute uniqueness, we are all just humans with the same
rooted emotions, good and bad. One of these emotions is greed: a selfish desire for something, such
as money or power. If gone unchecked by an internal or external authority, this innate emotion has the
potential to cause corruption in a person or system. In applying satire and hypocrisy throughout the
novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (HF), Mark Twain aims to better southern society by
revealing the presence of this greed and corruption expressed by Pap, the King and Duke, and Tom
Sawyer during the antebellum period in the south. As...show more content...
Here, Twain satirically allows the reader to view the radical perspective of Pap and men like him
in southern society by displaying their unwillingness to contribute or work towards anything
unless there will be immediate benefits in doing so, i.e., Pap taking any measure possible to steal
Huckleberry's money. Huck's life is now also affected by Pap's greed because Pap took Huck
away from Miss Watson and Widow Douglas, causing him to be forced out of his short stint
attending school. Pap's desire for money, in combination with his drinking, causes him to act
wickedly. This is a classic example of how a simple greedy appetite can quickly escalate into
full–blown corruption. Further extended into the novel, Huckleberry is again thrown into a slew of
conflict involving money–craving when he allows the King and Duke to enter the raft belonging to
himself and Jim. This proves to be a near fatal mistake on numerous occasions while also putting a
wedge in Jim's escape to freedom. The two men consistently pursue opportunities where they deem
they can make a dollar in clever but manipulative ways. In reflecting the apparent satire of greed in
antebellum southern society, the King contends:
What! And not sell out

Examples Of Hypocrity: Jesus Colon
Are you a hypocrite or a person of integrity? Based on Little Things are Big, Jesus Colon is a
hypocrite and a man of integrity.
One reason Jesus Colon is a hypocrite is because he believes in helping others and he saw a
woman with little children and a suitcase but still did not help her. In the text it says, "I remember
thinking; I'm a Negro and a Puerto Rican. Suppose I approach this white lady in this deserted
subway station late at night? What would she say? I hesitated."(4). This proves that Jesus is a
hypocrite, a person who doesn't do what he believes in, because he believed in courtesy and still did
not help the "white lady with the baby in her arm, a suitcase and two white children".
Another reason Jesus is a hypocrite is because

Lambert Kelsey Mrs. Gunn A.P. English Literature 6 18 December 2012 Huckleberry Finn:
Hypocrisy in "Civilized" Society The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a sequel to the Adventures
of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain illustrates the Southern states and slavery. Published in 1884, the
novel focuses on the important issues that affected America. These issues included racism, slavery,
civilization and greed. The book has become one of the most controversial books ever written. The
controversy has grown to the point that the novel became banned in several states due to its racial
and slavery context. Various symbols, quotes and events have been used in the novel to show
hypocrisy in the civilized society in the novel. Hypocrisy in...show more content...
The reason that led to the dispute between the two families resulted from the elopement of Sophia
Grangerford, Buck Grangerford's sister and Harney Shepardson. However, the families have
always been in a dispute that has lasted for 30 years for reasons that are unsure. The two families
after learning of the elopement bring weapons to church. However, both families, using their guns,
kill their family members at the growth of the feud. Regardless of the families' civilized status,
hypocrisy is shown where both families kill each other over a meaningless feud. Another example
that indicates hypocrisy in the civilized society in the novel is the biased punishment of crimes
according to the society's rules and regulations. This is shown by the non–judgment of the Duke and
the King regardless of the fraudulent schemes that both con artists involved in the community. Huck
and Jim rescue the Duke and the King and offer them their raft. The first scheme begins when both
criminals present fake identities to Huck and Jim. The Duke introduces himself as the English
Duke's son, also known as the Duke of Bridgewater whereas the King presents himself as the Lost
Dauphin as well as Louis XVI's son and France's designated King (Twain, 144–145). Additionally,
one of the con artists, the Duke, takes advantage of Jim's race and position as a runway slave and
prints leaflets that offer $200 reward to any person that manages to catch the runaway slave. The
Duke is

The Misanthrope Hypocrisy
In Moliere's work, The Misanthrope, it can be said that the characters he portrays, represent his
understanding of the people that were living at the highest level in society during late 17th century
France. A central theme of the play is honesty and hypocrisy. Alceste, the central character, is a
misanthrope because he is disgusted by the hypocrisy that, in his view characterizes human society.
Alceste claims to be the only honest person he knows. In Bloom's piece The Western Canon, he
makes many interesting remarks about Alceste as well as contrast him with a major character in
Shakespeare's Hamlet. Moliere also suggests that many women may have been considered gossipers
based on the characters, Celimene and Arsinoe. From the beginning

Hypocrisy
One of the major themes in the novel Adventures of Huckleberry by Mark Twain is the hypocrisy of
a "civilized" society, which is evident in the citation for the reason being the witless act of a drunk
man causing disruption results in him being killed, however, horrendous actions such as slavery go
unpunished. Furthermore, the theme of hypocrisy of "civilized" society is evident through Sherburn
stating they are cowards for creating a mob and trying to lynch him, thus it is evident that frivolous
crimes such as the one committed by the drunk man result in extreme consequences, while on the
other hand, unacceptable pertinent actions such as slavery go unnoticed. These actions reveal that
the society there in hold degraded rules as well principles

Essay about Hypocrisy Of The Scarlet Letter
In The Scarlet Letter Hypocrisy is evident everywhere. The characters of Hester, Dimmesdale,
Chillingworth, and the very society that the characters lived in, were steeped in hypocrisy.
Hawthorne was not subtle in his portrayal of the terrible sin of hypocrisy; he made sure it was
easy to see the sin at work , at the same time however, parallels can be drawn between the characters
of The Scarlet Letter and of today's society.
The first character, Hester Prynne, is guilty of adultery and of hypocrisy. She supposedly loves
Dimmesdale, yet she says nothing while for seven years Dimmesdale is slowly tortured. The love
she felt that was so strong that it made her break sacred vows must have disappeared. Dimmesdale is
continually...show more content...
Hester loves Dimmesdale, but she does not love him enough to expose his sin publicly, and she
conceals her knowledge of Chillingworth. Either you love something whole–heartedly, or you do
not. Hawthorne might have portrayed Hester in a more favorable light then the other characters, but
still she should have to wear a scarlet H in addition to her A.
The second character, Arthur Dimmesdale is the epitome of hypocrisy. Hawthorne intended his
name to have symbolic meaning, Dimmesdale meaning dim or not very bright. Arthur might be
bright in the areas of theology, but when it comes to hypocrisy, he is a fool. Dimmesdale says very
near the beginning of the book "What can thy silence do for him, except to tempt him–––yea,
compel him, as it were–––to add hypocrisy to sin?"(Dimmesdale 47). He knows what will happen to
him if he endures his sin in private, but he is too weak at this point in the book to admit it. The
tapestries of biblical adultery, which are found in Arthur's room, are hypocritical. These are
supposed to help him atone for his sins by making him feel guilty, but he feels no better. Arthur
goes and preaches every week on how bad sin is, and how he is the worst sinner of them all. These
partial confessions just make him more of a hypocrite. Dimmesdale knows how the parishioners will
interpret these confessions; he is not blind to their looks of adoration. Dimmesdale enjoys

Hypocrisy In Huckleberry Finn
As Frederick Douglass once wrote, "the white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black
man's misery". The race struggle illustrated in the quotation has long existed in America, so it has
had a tremendous impact on the nation's history. This history is commonly depicted in literary
works as a result. One example of this is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a historical fiction
work by Mark Twain. The novel takes place in the pre–Civil War Midwest, and follows Huckleberry
Finn and the adventures he embarks upon with his guardian's slave, Jim. They are both escaping
town (Huckleberry to escape the strict household of Miss Watson, and Jim to prevent being sold
down south, away from his family). Taking place before slavery was even outlawed, the book's main
theme is racism. Consequently, it is heavily debated whether or not the book is too controversial,
since the book does not directly argue against racism. However, Twain uses obvious uses of
hypocrisy and creates a tenacious, complex character for Jim in the novel in order to dispute
racism. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain uses obvious hypocrisy and irony to convey to the audience
that the racism in the book is not justified. The first example of this is when Huck, after running
from Miss Watson's house, discovers Jim in the woods. He is angered at Jim for escaping his master,
and after Jim says, "I–I run off", Huck responds, "Jim!" (Twain 51). The reader can clearly see that
Huck's anger towards Jim for running away is

Theme Of The Hypocrite
The play begins with a household in disarray, and the central themes of morality and religion are
immediately apparent. The play's initial conflict is based around Madame Pernell's insistence that
her son's household is insufficiently pious. It is worth noting that for Moliere's society, religion and
morality were not considered separate virtues, but rather dependent ones.
The initial conflict centers on Tartuffe(Played by Dalton Grafton), who is already established as a
central character even though he does not enter until Act III. It is obviously improper to allow an
elderly family member to leave the home unsatisfied, but everyone is flabbergasted about how to
answer her charges, precisely because they do not understand the obsession with Tartuffe. Part of the
older woman's problem is that she takes Tartuffe at face value – because he expresses piety, he is a
model of piety. Because her family does not express such piety, and dares to challenge Tartuffe's
expressions of it, they are impious. The irony for the audience lies in our awareness that she is
turning from her family in the name of religion, while they are desperately trying to placate her. By
the time she exits at the end of Scene I, the import of the play's subtitle – "The Hypocrite" – is
extremely clear, and the conflict between appearance and reality is well–established.
Dorine (played by the Elise Marshall) is established as the arguably strongest character even in this
first scene. Though she is a servant,

Essay On Hypocrisy In Tartuffe
Moliere during his creation of Tartuffe wanted to bring to attention the underlying issues which
were occurring in society as people began to accept the change in social order and the way of doing
things. This was when the people who were lowly ranked by the aristocrats began to get the
attention they deserved because of the changes and the impact they were making in the society.
Moliere in Tartuffealso wanted to show the hypocrisy which was evident in I'm institutions like
aristocracy, church and the working class citizens. Moliere fixed opposite attributes to the characters
from the play so that they could they could represent how irrationality, hypocrisy, and corruption
could manifest themselves to the members of the society who seemed...show more content...
In Act, I scene I Madame Parnelle is irritated and irked by the servants in his son's house because
they are paying the deserved attention to her even though she is not in need of any service. Her
aristocracy upbringing demands that servants so are available to her beck and call and they
should be nearby if a need arises. The boiling point of her anger is exemplified when Dorine who
is a housemaid at Orgon's house makes a remark against the guest Tartuffe "you may see him as a
saint, but Im far less awed because I see right through him for the frauds that he is" (Moliere, p.9).
This statement works to be true in the end because Tartuffe is exposed as a conniving fraud and
Madame Parnelle words which had elevated Tartuffe proved to be false. In her defense of
Tartuffe, Madame Parnelle had called Tartuffe " a saint as we will ever find on this side of
heaven"( Moliere, p.8). This is because Tartuffe is always quoting the bible in his conversations
which make him seem pious in the eyes of the aristocrats which subscribed to religion a lot during
the neo–classical period.
Tartuffe exemplifies the desire for equality and dignity for all irrespective of the social standings
because in the midst of all the drama that was

Hypocrisy In Voltaire's Candide
In terms of religion, Candide explores the hypocrisy that was rampant in the Church. Consider for
example, the inhumanity of the clergy, most notably the Inquisitor, in hanging and executing his
fellow citizens over philosophical differences. Moreover, he orders the flogging of Candide for
merely, "listening with an air of approval" thus proving himself somehow implicit in blasphemy.
Church officials in Candide are depicted as being among the most sinful of all citizens; having
mistresses, engaging in homosexual affairs, and operating as jewel thieves. Perhaps the most absurd
example of hypocrisy in the Church hierarchy is the fact that the Pope has a daughter despite his
vows of celibacy. While Voltaire is poking fun at the Church and
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While the good Jacques is drowning (as a result of his own philosophical beliefs in altruistic
behavior, no less) Pangloss attributes the event in typical nonsensical fashion to the fact that "the
bay of Lisbon had been formed expressly for the Anabaptist to drown in" and acts with similar
reluctance and self–absorption after the earthquake when Candide asks for assistance. In sum, far
from being a treatise on the beneficial nature of philosophy in bringing about positive change,
Voltaire is suggesting that philosophy is, in itself, useless and even damaging. While her presents
a number of ways of looking at the world philosophically, none of them are ever proven right.
Martin's extreme cynicism is not the way, Pangloss' blinding optimism isn't either, therefore it
seems that the only way for a true revolution to come about is if one turns off from philosophy
completely. This seems like a strange message coming from an author who was one of the most
recognized philosophes of his time, and thus it seems rather ironic that the ultimate message about
philosophy and its use is so grim. Again, it would seem that most of Voltaire's uses of philosophy
are not aimed at gearing up the masses for a revolution, rather, they are just ironic statements on a
society that is recognizable for those contemporary readers. It is also apparent in his

Examples Of Hypocrisy In Tartuffe
Though the original plot of the play, when Moliere wrote it was to recognize the hypocrisy in a
religious man. Watching and reading the play, unveiled another trait in the story; which is the love
and trust a family has together to not only try to come together to explain to Orgon who is their
head of household over the family's decision and estate their deep mistrust for the religious beggar
Tartuffe despite his simple thinking, they were keen to show him and prove to him that you
shouldn't trust an outsider so easily. In "Tartuffe" Orgon's family try to open his eyes to the truth of
a man who claims to be religious but, is nothing more but an evil man who is trying to con him out
of his family's fortune and estate. As Orgon's obsession

Persuasive Essay On Racism And Hypocrisy
In our world today, it seems that the news is filled exclusively with stories of attacks, racism, and
hypocrisy. Americans are becoming divided, our words filled with hatred, our hearts with fear of
what the future holds for our country. With the recent shootings in Las Vegas and Sutherland
Springs, people are looking to blame political parties or the government. With the take–a–knee
protests in the National Football League, people are demanding that players give respect to the
country that gave them freedom. With the closing of the doors at Lakewood Church during
Hurricane Harvey, people are criticizing the hypocrisy they see in Christianity. And all the while, we
stand back and listen, thinking to ourselves, "God, please change their hearts. Give us peace in
this land." But hearts will not be changed if not prompted to change. Our land will not be given
peace without peacemakers taking action. We are called to be lights in this world, a city on a
hill. The problems that plague our nation are not entirely because of the evils that are prevailing.
Part of the blame is on us, on me. When we sit silently in the wake of violence and hatred, we are
letting evil win. The problem lies in the closed lips of the Christians who do not proclaim the hope
that we find in Jesus Christ. In staying quiet, we are keeping the opportunity of knowing Christ from
those around us. But what can we do? In a country that claims freedom of religion and speech, but
seems to suppress those who

Stereotypes And Hypocrisy In Professional Sports
It is hard to believe that something bad could happen during a drive–thru stop at a Mexican
restaurant at 2 a.m., but alas, trouble seems to always find Jameis Winston. The Tampa Bay
Buccaneers starting quarterback allegedly groped the crotch of a 26–year–old Uber driver while her
vehicle was stopped at a taco takeout in March 2016. The driver also claimed Winston yelled
homophobic slurs at people from her car window. Winston has denied the allegations, while one of
his former teammates at Florida State, Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Ronald Darby, said in a
statement that he was with Winston in the car, that both were in the back seat and that "nothing
inappropriate" happened. The Uber driver claims Winston was the only other person in the car,
seated in the front passenger seat....show more content...
To this I say, "WHAT?!" The NFL routinely suspends players for four games for using performance
enhancing drugs, but Winston only gets three games for allegedly committing sexual assault and
using homophobic language? Clearly, the punishment does not fit the slime. This glaring hypocrisy
by the NFL is mind–boggling, especially considering Winston has a history of questionable,
beyond boorish behavior towards women during his college days at Florida State, including
claims of rape by a woman he met at a Tallahassee nightclub in 2012, although no charges were
ever brought. Erica Kinsman, the woman who made the accusation, filed lawsuits against FSU and
Winston and settled both cases. In another example of Winston's stellar personal behavior, he was
suspended for one game at FSU for standing on a table in a campus cafeteria and yelling "F*** her
right in the p****." Fictional porn star Knute Rock–me couldn't have said it better

Essay On Hypocrisy In Ecuador
Ecuador's Hypocrisy: Moreover, In Maria Akchurin's article, "Constructing the Rights of Nature:
Constitutional Reform, Mobilization, and Environmental Protection in Ecuador," President Correa
of Ecuador has made it so that all nature in Ecuador has rights and made Ecuador the first nations to
give rights to trees. The article expresses the initiative that Ecuador took in order to save our
environment and how it slowly became the first nation to give nature right. So technically the person
that gave nature rights, is being hypocritical and using nature as profit at all costs. Correa has
negotiated contracts with foreign oil companies to extract oil from Yasuni, thus destroying land,
habitats, and killing animals in the process. This article...show more content...
In this article she does nothing but credit the merits of the president in being the first leader to give
nature standing rights, but in all she will be used to depict the immorality of this hypocrisy. In the
article it is stated that "while the reform provides new symbolic power and legal resources for
environmentalist and indigenous mobilization, it continues to be at odds with the practices of the
Ecuadorian state and the country's reliance on extractive industries, raising questions about how it
will affect future political battles, economic development models, and the use of natural
Resources."(Akchurin, 2015) Thus, if the president knew that Ecuador relied on nonrenewable
resources, it made no sense for him to promote the rights of nature so vigorously. Ecuador is one of
those countries that relies heavily on a few natural resources to maintain their economy, one of those
resources being petroleum. Therefore, it makes no sense that a country that recognizes that it is
extremely dependent on oil, would go out of its way and start an initiative to give nature rights,
knowing that they would continue to harm the environment through this

Essay On Hypocrisy Of The Constitution
The United States Constitution partially betrayed many promises of the Declaration of
Independence. The declaration says "all men are created equal" however it took 189 years for
African American to vote. I'm not sure about you, but 189 years is not giving equality or liberty
to the people. In the Constitution it states " The House of Representatives shall be composed of
members chosen every second year by the people of the several states". Once again this is failure
to keep the promise the Declaration and Constitution made. It shows hypocrisy because you can't
say one thing and do another. When it says people in " the several states" this implies everyone of
every ethnicity, religion and gender however women and black men were excluded from...show more
content...
The Constitution did not count Native American or African American they said three black
people count for one person the Constitution did not see them as people during this time period.
This would now be considered demoralizing, inhuman and disrespectful. In article two of the
Constitution the president was given the ability to "pardon people". Pardoning people can be a
good or a bad thing depending on the crime, giving the president this power makes him seen very
similar to a monarchy for example a king would typically have this power because they are a
form of a dictator. Since America claims they are are not for monarchy and aristocracy why would
we allow our president to hold such power instead of allowing our judicial branch to take care of it.
When talking about Prohibitions against "religious tests for office" in the Constitution it says "no
religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United
States". In other words a person's religion is entirely up to them and it shall never affect the status
they are wishing to obtain or

Essay On Hypocrisy In Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) by Mark Twain is an American classic that depicts the
living conditions of slaves and the poor. Huck, a homeless orphan, helps a runaway slave to
become free; Huck does this strictly out of moral integrity. He does not agree with the
closed–minded hypocrisy of society, and does whatever he seems fit. Huck is a strong–willed young
man that is always doing what he thinks is right, whether it is socially acceptable or not. Mark Twain
makes a strong effort to show the reader that everyone needs to work together to make the world a
better place; it is seen through Huck's actions that he feels it is important to help people, even if it is
against the law.
Huck is different than the other boys his age, he is independent and marches to the beat of his own
drum. This is...show more content...
There is a moment where he "couldn't seem to strike no place to harden [himself] against [Jim],"
instead he sees how horrible the "other kind" is (213). Huck finds that his morality will forever
override the close minded hypocrisy of society and that the middle and higher class citizens during
this time are in the wrong. There is nothing better than Huck realizing the value of his relationship
with Jim during their journey; Jim has become like a father figure to Huck. The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a monumental novel in American history for its underlying
interpretation of slavery in the 1880's. Twain shares his views on slavery through the main
character of his novel, Huck Finn. With Huck building a strong relationship with Jim, an African
American runaway slave, it is clear that Twain wants society to be accepting of all types of people
and that slavery is not morally just. Mark Twain created Huckleberry Finn as a guide for the
updated society, free spirited and led by positive

Essay about The Hypocrisy of Religion
Religious leaders ought to be the epitome of goodness and morality and are supposed to live lives
worthy of emulation. Yet, in Voltaire's Candide and Goethe's Faust, the church is infested with
hypocrisy what with religious leaders being hypocritical characters that are corrupt, greedy and
immoral. These are seen in so many instances in both texts as will be discussed below. High–ranking
church officials, according to Voltaire, are deeply engrossed in promiscuity as depicted in the lines,
"I am infact the daughter of Pope Urban the Tenth and the Princess of Palestrina" (535). The fact
that the Pope, despite his vows of celibacy as a priest and leader of the Catholic Church, has a
mistress and a daughter (the Old Woman) is very...show more content...
Furthermore, Voltaire implies that a superior of the abbey by name reverend father Croust is gay
(543). Ironically, the church is laden with such people as this Jesuit colonel. Voltaire therefore uses
this ironic character to point out the existence of church hypocrisy and corruption in his time.
Meanwhile, man's inhumanity to man is something that should never be witnessed in Christian
communities. Yet Voltaire talks about religious leaders who carry out the so
–called "auto–da–fe"
against those who disagree with them on trivial theological issues. For example, the Inquisition
hangs Pangloss for voicing his ideas and orders for Candide to be flogged for merely "listening with
an air of approval" (529). The authorities executing Pangloss for talking and ordering the flogging of
Candide for merely listening shows that ironically, christians are the ones promoting inhumane acts
to fellow men. This, in no small measure, symbolizes the hypocrisy and corruption that is rampant in
Christian communities. In addition, Goethe also portrays hypocrisy in religion in the scene where in
response to Gretchen's question of "Do you believe in God?" Faust answers:
My darling who may say
I believe in God?
Ask priests and sages, their reply
Looks like sneers that mock and prod
The one who asked the question. (752)
The fact that Gretchen, being a christian, is easily deceived into believing

Hypocrisy In The Crucible Analysis
Aynesha Syed Christopher Broadbent English 2 Honors 15 October 2017 What role does
hypocrisy play in the first two acts of The Crucible? Hypocrisy plays an internalizing role in the
first two acts of The Crucible. It reveals the true personality of a character. Almost everyone is a
hypocrite in The Crucible, especially Parris and Abigail, but the most hypocritical is the court
and church. The puritans in The Crucible are complete hypocrites; they engage in the same
behaviors they condemn others for. All of the hypocrisy shown in the first two acts of The
Crucible revels the true natures of the characters, their internalizing roles. In The Crucible they
say lying is a sin, but it doesn't stop them from doing it. The church and the court both state that
all liars will be dammed. One of the 10 commandments is "thou shall not lie", but the court
basically asks the people to lie about being a witch or else they will kill them. Also, the 10
commandments state "thou shall not kill", but the court is hanging people for being a witch.
They sentence citizens to death for committing witchcraft. No one ever goes to court and is found
innocent. They either face death or have to lie to avoid death. The court and the church are both
hypocrites because lying and murdering people are both sins, yet they do both in the name of
god. The most hypocritical person in The Crucible is Reverend Parris, the town's minister.
Although he should be a beacon of light and grace, Parris preaches about hell and barely mentions
about the forgiveness of god. Parris is extremely hypocritical, he is greedy and wants more money
because he went to Harvard and believes he is above and more educated than everyone. "The salary
is 66 pound, Mr. Proctor! I am not some preaching farmer with a book under my arm; I am a
graduate of Harvard College." – Parris. He only cares about his reputation. "But if you trafficked
with sprits in the forest I must know, for surely my enemies will and they will ruin me with it' –
Parris. Parris's hypocrisy shows the audience what kind of a character he truly is, it reveals his
internalizing role. Abigail is also hypocritical. She says she is an innocent and honest girl but really
she's the one making false

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